SS: Catarina Doge Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Knagur Green: Due to no response from the CO after the request to maintain or replace the cache, I am archiving it to, stop it showing on the listings and/or to create place for the geocaching community

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Hidden : 12/1/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

An easy walk to this cache that forms part of the Shipwreck Series. For the series methodology and more info visit SS: Shipwreck Series via the related web page link.

The Caterina Doge was an 856 ton Italian wooden barque and commanded by Captain Filippe. She left Cardiff bound for Cape Town on the 4th March 1886 with 1326 tons of coal. She had a crew of 16. At 05h45 on the 3rd June she was estimated to be twenty-five to thirty miles from land. The vessel was under topsails and foretopsail, and steering east-south-east, when at 06h00 the captain spied land through the darkness and rain and gave orders to 'about ship'. She would not come about. She struck almost immediately and fell over to seaward. To prevent the ship breaking up the rigging of the main and mizzen masts was cut and the masts fell overboard.

The ship swung round with her bow facing offshore and broke amidships with men on both sections. With great difficulty the captain and ten of the crew gradually managed to swim ashore, whilst five others drowned, the mate, second mate, two seamen and the cabin boy. The men are apparently buried in an area still known as the Italian Cemetery (S34 15.752 E18 23.083), just above the private road to Olifantsbos Cottage. The wreck only fetched £20, so presumably the cargo was lost.

Please keep to the animal tracks as you approach ground zero to avoid creating new paths when retrieving this cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va ohfu pbirerq ol ebpxf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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